I also haven't (so far) found any way of setting things like fonts and icons for GTK applications, which is less than useful, since menu entries for most GTK apps are much bigger than the settings I have for native KDE apps.

Figured this one out, haven't tested it yet. From the KDE FAQ:

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13.3. How can I configure the style and fonts of GTK applications within KDE ?

The simplest way to achieve this is to download and compile the gtk-qt theme engine from http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/gtk-qt. This theme engine makes your GTK applications look like your KDE widget style by calling functions from Qt™ instead of drawing the styles itself. Once the theme engine has been installed, there will be a KDE Control Center module under Appearance & Themes->GTK Styles and Fonts.

Edit -- OK. I did it. Nothing changed in Control Center.. I'm beginning to develop an extreme dislike for KDE 4.4.. **banging head on desk** Ow!

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keyslibdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000140libdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x0000023flibdvdread: Elapsed time 1libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x0000588dlibdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x0024b3eblibdvdread: Elapsed time 1libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x0024b4a6libdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x00256134libdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x002562c1libdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x0025639elibdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x00256459libdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB at 0x0025822clibdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB at 0x002582e7libdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB at 0x00260c5alibdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB at 0x00260d15libdvdread: Elapsed time 0libdvdread: Found 6 VTS'slibdvdread: Elapsed time 2[0x8180aa0] main input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called[0x8180aa0] main input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called[0x81dd690] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1No accelerated IMDCT transform found[????????] x11 video output error: X11 request 132.19 failed with error code 11: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)X Error of failed request: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 132 (XVideo) Minor opcode of failed request: 19 () Serial number of failed request: 101 Current serial number in output stream: 102

Think I have the wicd root password problem solved if somebody with this problem would please try the following:login as root or su to root then edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and add to the end of the file:------------------------------------if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd ]; thenecho "starting the wicd daemon...."/etc/rc.d/rc.wicd startfi-----------------------------------seems the daemon is not started at boot only starts when the client is activated when logging in to your account so you need root permissions to do it. Now reboot let me know if it works for you........and the ugly ask for root password goes away.

The CPU is now running at 800MHz instead of 2GHz, but KDE is still convinced that it has no scaling capabilities.

Desktop is really annoying. I attempted to put things where I wanted them, then used 'lock in place' in the hopes of keeping them there. Next time I touched the System Settings applet, the icons moved back to their original positions, and wouldn't let me move them - after all, they were locked in place. Grrr!